That’s the main focus for this August edition of The Flickering Myth Movie Show. In it, our esteemed panel debate the San Diego Comic Con 2015 news, picking a definitive (well, kind of) winner of the three-day geek-fest.

According to Latino-Review, Jena Malone – who has been heavily rumoured to play Carrie Kelley, the female Robin from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – is actually portraying Barbara Godon, who may or may not be in her Batgirl or Oracle guises. Meanwhile, Heroic Hollywood is claiming that Callan Mulvey will appear as the DC villain Anatoli Knyazev, a.k.a. KGBeast, who has long been rumoured to make an appearance.

As always, take these with a pinch of salt, particularly given the sources…

This might be the worst summer of Ben Affleck's life.
In late June, the actor and Jennifer Garner made the difficult decision to end their 10-year marriage and jointly announced plans to divorce. Today, a tabloid falsely accused Ben of dating one of their kids' former nannies, Christine Ouzounian. After Us Weekly's issue hit newsstands, the Argo director's rep told E! News that the alleged romance "story is not true," explaining, "It's tabloid journalism hiding behind blind sources. It's a shameful ploy to stay relevant for the magazine."
Us Weekly ran with its cover story citing multiple insiders. "All allegations of a romantic relationship are baseless and untrue,"
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Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Earlier today we got three new images from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [check them out here], and now DC All Access has released a breakdown of the second trailer for the superhero epic, which you can watch right here…

Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck are spotted on the set in a new behind-the-scenes photo from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was revealed in the latest issue of Empire Magazine. No details were given for the scene in question, but it does feature both actors in full costume as Batman and Superman. And they are standing amongst rubble, so we can pretty much guess it came from their ultimate showdown. Director Zack Snyder talked to the magazine about how the idea to bring Batman and Superman together on the big screen came to be.

"Actually, I think the first thing we mentioned was the movie would end with some Kryptonite being delivered to Wayne Manor. Da-dah! Everyone was like, 'Oh shit!'"

There is quite a bit of destruction in this behind-the-scenes photo, and since both Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill are seen in full costume, it's certainly
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Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Johnny Depp crime-drama biopic will play out of competition at the 72nd Biennale.

Scott Cooper’s Black Mass, which tells the true story of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger, will receive its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival (September 2-12) on September 4 in the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema at Venice Lido.

It was rumoured during the production of the movie that The Boy Wonder would not be joining us for adventures in the DC Cinematic Universe due to being a bit dead. Those rumours were seemingly confirmed via the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with the shot of a Robin suit with Joker scrawl in the Batcave.

Heroic Hollywood are now reporting the rumour that we could see Robin in action, including his death scene with The Joker, via a flashback scene. Not only that, but the rumour-hound is claiming he will be played by Eli Snyder, the son of director Zack Snyder.

Eli has featured his father’s movies previously, having played a young Leonidas in 300 and young Rorschach in Watchman.

Heroic Hollywood note that this is far from being confirmed, so take this one with a pinch of salt for the time being.

Earlier this month we got our first brief glimpse of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman in action in the Comic-Con trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and now the Israeli actress has been speaking about her upcoming role as the Amazon Princess during a chat with Interview Magazine.

“I’m so excited about this role,” said Gadot. “I feel like I’ve been given a huge opportunity to inspire people, not only women. And not because of me but because of who Wonder Woman is and what she stands for. There’s a lot of responsibility. But I have the best team and the best people to work with. It’s going to be an amazing ride, knock on wood.”

Gadot also spoke about the reaction from critics of her casting, stating that: “o matter what you do, you can never please them all. People will always have
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After giving us an extended preview at the San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. and IMAX has now released a condensed version of the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which is set to be shown theatrically. Sadly, it doesn’t feature any new footage, but you can check it out here…

Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.

Let out that breath, superhero fans – the “new” IMAX trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is really just a slightly truncated version of the same Comic-Con trailer that made the rounds online a few days back.

Still, the footage is packed with hard-hitting action, and the way in which it’s been tightened really imparts the ferocity of the battle sequences that will be on display in the 2016 blockbuster. It makes sense that, for an IMAX trailer, Warner Bros. and DC Comics would choose to ditch some of the quieter, slower emotional beats and focus on the visual spectacle.

“Seriously, Bruce, cut the crap. We’ve gotta be friends for at least five more years.”

With the dust settling from San Diego Comic Con 2015 (and Superman’s epic destruction of Metropolis as seen by Bruce Wayne), the Flickering Myth panel discuss DC’s approach to their cinematic universe and how it compares with Marvel’s.

—This Is An Excerpt From The Flickering Myth Movie Show, Which You Can Watch Further Below—

2015 is now over 50% complete, so what better time to asses the Top 5 Movies of the Year So Far (Released in the UK)? The prestigious Flickering Myth team have all voted for their respective Top 10s, creating a controversial list for the second half of this July edition of The Flickering Myth Movie Show.

With DC’s big San Diego Comic Con panel this month, we’re also looking at how they’re approaching the cinematic universe as compared to Marvel.
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Well, YouTuber Long Rangel has now gone a step further, and edited together footage from the trailer into Man of Steel to create an extended sequence of Bruce Wayne amid the destruction. Check it out here…

See Also: R.I.P. Robin: No room for the Boy Wonder in Batman v Superman?

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